HOW CAN I GIVE YOU UP?
Key verse: 8
NIV
God’s Love for Israel
11 “When Israel was a child,(A) I loved(B) him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.(C)
2 But the more they were called,
the more they went away from me.[a](D)
They sacrificed to the Baals(E)
and they burned incense to images.(F)
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them by the arms;(G)
but they did not realize
it was I who healed(H) them.
4 I led them with cords of human kindness,
with ties of love.(I)
To them I was like one who lifts
a little child to the cheek,
and I bent down to feed(J) them.(K)
5 “Will they not return to Egypt(L)
and will not Assyria(M) rule over them
because they refuse to repent?(N)
6 A sword(O) will flash in their cities;
it will devour(P) their false prophets
and put an end to their plans.
7 My people are determined to turn(Q) from me.(R)
Even though they call me God Most High,
I will by no means exalt them.
8 “How can I give you up,(S) Ephraim?(T)
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?(U)
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion(V) is aroused.(W)
9 I will not carry out my fierce anger,(X)
nor will I devastate(Y) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man(Z)—
the Holy One(AA) among you.
I will not come against their cities.
10 They will follow the Lord;
he will roar(AB) like a lion.(AC)
When he roars,
his children will come trembling(AD) from the west.(AE)
11 They will come from Egypt,
trembling like sparrows,
from Assyria,(AF) fluttering like doves.(AG)
I will settle them in their homes,”(AH)
declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:2 Septuagint; Hebrew them
Cross references
- Hosea 11:1 : S Jer 2:2; S Eze 16:22
- Hosea 11:1 : S Dt 4:37
- Hosea 11:1 : S Ex 4:22; Hos 12:9, 13; 13:4; Mt 2:15*
- Hosea 11:2 : ver 7
- Hosea 11:2 : S Hos 2:13
- Hosea 11:2 : S 2Ki 17:15; Isa 65:7; S Jer 18:15; S Hos 4:13; 13:1
- Hosea 11:3 : S Dt 1:31; S 32:11; Hos 7:15
- Hosea 11:3 : S Ex 15:26; Jer 30:17
- Hosea 11:4 : Jer 31:2-3
- Hosea 11:4 : Ex 16:32; Ps 78:25
- Hosea 11:4 : Jer 31:20
- Hosea 11:5 : S Hos 7:16
- Hosea 11:5 : S Hos 10:6
- Hosea 11:5 : S Ex 13:17
- Hosea 11:6 : Hos 13:16
- Hosea 11:6 : S La 2:9
- Hosea 11:7 : S Isa 26:10
- Hosea 11:7 : ver 2; Jer 3:6-7; 8:5
- Hosea 11:8 : S Jer 7:29
- Hosea 11:8 : Hos 6:4
- Hosea 11:8 : S Ge 14:8; S La 3:32
- Hosea 11:8 : S 1Ki 3:26; S Ps 25:6
- Hosea 11:8 : S Eze 33:11; Am 7:3
- Hosea 11:9 : Dt 13:17; S Jer 18:8; S 30:11
- Hosea 11:9 : La 3:22; Mal 3:6
- Hosea 11:9 : S Nu 23:19
- Hosea 11:9 : S 2Ki 19:22; S Isa 31:1
- Hosea 11:10 : S Isa 42:13
- Hosea 11:10 : S Isa 31:4
- Hosea 11:10 : S Ps 18:45
- Hosea 11:10 : S Hos 3:5; S 6:1-3
- Hosea 11:11 : S Isa 11:11
- Hosea 11:11 : S Ge 8:8
- Hosea 11:11 : S Eze 28:26; S 34:25-28
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ESV
The Lord's Love for Israel
11 (A)When Israel was a child, (B)I loved him,
and out of Egypt I (C)called (D)my son.
2 (E)The more they were called,
the more they went away;
(F)they kept sacrificing to the Baals
and burning offerings to idols.
3 Yet it was (G)I who taught Ephraim to walk;
I took them up by their arms,
but they did not know that (H)I healed them.
4 (I)I led them with cords of kindness,[a]
with the bands of love,
and (J)I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws,
and (K)I bent down to them and fed them.
5 (L)They shall not[b] return to the land of Egypt,
but (M)Assyria shall be their king,
(N)because (O)they have refused to return to me.
6 (P)The sword shall rage against their cities,
consume the bars of their gates,
and devour them (Q)because of their own counsels.
7 My people are bent (R)on turning away from me,
and though (S)they call out to the Most High,
he shall not raise them up at all.
8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
(T)How can I make you (U)like Admah?
How can I treat you (V)like Zeboiim?
(W)My heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.
9 I will not execute my burning anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim;
(X)for I am God and not a man,
(Y)the Holy One in your midst,
and I will not come in wrath.[c]
10 (Z)They shall go after the Lord;
(AA)he will roar like a lion;
when he roars,
his children shall come trembling (AB)from the west;
11 they shall come trembling like birds (AC)from Egypt,
and (AD)like doves (AE)from the land of Assyria,
and I will return them to their homes, declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:4 Or humaneness; Hebrew man
- Hosea 11:5 Or surely
- Hosea 11:9 Or into the city
Cross references
- Hosea 11:1 : [ch. 2:15]
- Hosea 11:1 : Deut. 7:8; [ch. 14:4]
- Hosea 11:1 : Cited Matt. 2:15
- Hosea 11:1 : Ex. 4:22; [Mal. 1:6]
- Hosea 11:2 : [ver. 7]
- Hosea 11:2 : [ch. 2:13; 13:1, 2]
- Hosea 11:3 : [ch. 7:15; Deut. 1:31]
- Hosea 11:3 : Ex. 15:26
- Hosea 11:4 : Jer. 31:3; [John 6:44; 12:32]
- Hosea 11:4 : Lev. 26:13
- Hosea 11:4 : See Ps. 78:24-29
- Hosea 11:5 : [ch. 8:13]
- Hosea 11:5 : [ch. 10:3]
- Hosea 11:5 : [2 Kgs. 17:13, 14]
- Hosea 11:5 : [ch. 4:16; 7:16]
- Hosea 11:6 : [ch. 10:14]
- Hosea 11:6 : ch. 10:6
- Hosea 11:7 : ch. 14:4
- Hosea 11:7 : [ver. 2]
- Hosea 11:8 : [Gen. 19:24, 25; Jer. 49:18; 50:40; Amos 4:11; Jude 7]
- Hosea 11:8 : Gen. 14:8; Deut. 29:23
- Hosea 11:8 : Gen. 14:8; Deut. 29:23
- Hosea 11:8 : [Deut. 32:36]
- Hosea 11:9 : See Num. 23:19
- Hosea 11:9 : See Isa. 12:6
- Hosea 11:10 : [ch. 3:5]
- Hosea 11:10 : Isa. 31:4; Jer. 25:30; Joel 3:16; Amos 1:2
- Hosea 11:10 : Isa. 11:11; Zech. 8:7
- Hosea 11:11 : See ch. 8:13
- Hosea 11:11 : Isa. 60:8
- Hosea 11:11 : Zech. 10:6, 10; [ch. 9:3]
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Prayer: Father, thank you for your unchanging love for me in Jesus Christ. Help me to live by depending on your love.
One Word: God never gives up his children